CloudBand Infrastructure Software

Monitoring & analytics

CloudBand Infrastructure Software provides extensive analytics and monitoring and also notifies higher management systems of events and alarms. The built-in root cause analysis service, based on OpenStack Vitrage, helps service providers to quickly identify the source of failures and looks for risks that could affect the performance of the entire network. The validated open source and standards-based north-bound APIs make it easy to work with higher level managers and orchestrators from any vendor.

Configuration management

CloudBand Infrastructure Software supports configuration management of the physical and virtualized resources, automated installation and commissioning of NFVI nodes, addition and replacement of hardware elements, in-service software upgrades, patch management and backup and restore. An NFVI node can be installed with an automated process, achieving fully functional NFVI+VIM+SDN operation in less than three hours.

Fault management

Fault management and troubleshooting are supported with Zabbix and OpenStack Telemetry monitoring of software and hardware elements, including physical and virtual switches, host network interface cards, multiple storage devices and services.

Alerts can be configured and delivered to higher layer management systems.

The OpenStack Vitrage root cause analysis service identifies the sources of faults and alerts, and generates Deduced Alerts for network resources elsewhere in the system, that may be affected by these failures.

Performance management is supported through metrics and threshold crossing alarms. A configuration validation tool helps ensure the infrastructure meets the requirements of the VNFs to be deployed.

In service upgrade

CloudBand Infrastructure Software can be upgraded to new releases, including new OpenStack releases while remaining fully in service. Failed components are recovered automatically. CloudBand Infrastructure Software offers a configurable backup and restore function based on customer preferences.

Infrastructure validation

The function, performance, and reliability of VNFs depend on the characteristics of the NFV infrastructure. A mismatch between these characteristics and the VNF requirements can lead to unexpected and hard-to-diagnose problems. To address this issue, CloudBand Infrastructure Software provides an infrastructure validation tool to be run before the deployment as well as during the lifetime of a VNF. The tool reduces technical and business risks and accelerates the service deployment cycle.

Hybrid Cloud

CloudBand Infrastructure Software supports a Hybrid Cloud architecture that empowers operators to evolve at their own pace from a virtualized platform to a truly cloud-native platform. The hybrid cloud supports Virtual Machines and Containers running on Virtual Machines or bare metal, in the same cluster, and managed from the same platform. This unique capability provides operators with the ability to take control and test the waters of a cloud-native platform, while relying on a single platform, enabling TCO reduction.

CloudBand Infrastructure Software Manager

CloudBand Infrastructure Software Manager The life of the cloud starts at installation, but its power is proven as it grows and shrinks, fails and recovers, and reliably and predictably serves its users wherever they are. 5G networks introduce a plethora of new challenges, including the need to support the federated cloud, with varying footprints. The CBIS Manager User Interface allows users to easily and automatically run all installation and operations, including easy scaling, patching, and securing of the CBIS Cluster.

Secure and Protected

CloudBand takes securing your cloud infrastructure seriously. CloudBand Infrastructure Software considers security requirements and practices from a wide set of national and international security guidelines and regulatory organizations. And Nokia’s own Design for Security product development guidelines includes many security process requirements, including ongoing vulnerability assessments. Securing CloudBand Infrastructure Software itself is complimented by OpenStack's own security capabilities, including encrypted internal and external communications, role based access control, and comprehensive logging and audit reporting to name a few.